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School Notes: Upper Valley Educators Institute Hires New Director

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

From across the country, the Upper Valley Educators Institute has hired a new executive director who has been focused on the same methods of training teachers that UVEI has long espoused. Page Tompkins, 42, starts work at the Lebanon-based nonprofit on July 1, and brings with him from northern California experience in leading several education ventures. “UVEI is doing a lot of things that I believe in and that I’m quite passionate about,” Tompkins said in a phone interview. When it was founded in 1969, what was then known as the Upper Valley Teacher Training Program was a bit of an oddity. Rather than have …

Gregg, Lynch named Senior Tuck Fellows

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Hanover — Former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg and former New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch have been named senior fellows at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. The fellowships will be through Tuck’s Center for Global Business and Government and the positions will start July 1. Former White House speech writer Matthew Rees has also been appointed a senior fellow. Gregg, a republican, was …

Rest, Yes, but Avoid Summer Brain Drain

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

It’s summertime. Breathe deeply, hear the splash in the pool. For a few sweet weeks, let the chaos of the school year recede; forget about schedules and stop rushing around. You can almost do it, until the dreaded question pops up on the radio, in a newspaper or magazine, or as part of …

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Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax in the VPA D-III baseball championship in Burlington, Vt., on June 17, 2013. Randolph won, 3-2. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: Randolph vs. BFA-Fairfax Baseball Championship
Sharon Academy senior Larkin Goode performs Miley Cyrus’ Butterfly Fly Away during her speech portion of Sharon Academy’s graduation at The Sharon Academy in Sharon, yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) ‘You’ve Got to Go For It’: 34 Sharon Academy Graduates Relate Learning From Experience
Thirty-four graduating seniors received their diplomas during The Sharon Academy's commencement in Sharon, Vt., on June 16, 2013. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: The Sharon Academy Graduation
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